Signaling device.



A. J. KLONECK.

SIGNALING DEVICE;

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28, 1914.

1,263,073, Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

WIN/8858. I INVENTOR till AUGUST J'. KLONECK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SIGNALING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

Application filed January 28, 1914. Serial No. 814,990.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUST J. KLoNEoK, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Signaling Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the class of signaling devices and more particularly to what may be termed a transmitting system.

The object of the invention is to provide novel electric circuits and apparatus for producing high frequency electrical currents.

Another object of the invention is to pro duce novel spark gaps for producing oscillating currents.

A further object of the invention is to provide the system with an electric valve for transforming speech into electrical currents, further to provide certain other novel features of construction hereinafter fully set forth and more specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 illustrates a diagram of electrical circuits and apparatus for a transmitting station; the transmitting valve is shown in section.

Fig. 2 shows diagrammatically the arrangement of spark points upon the disk of the rotary spark gap, for producing high frequency oscillations.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 1, designates the wires from a source of electrical energy, which furnishes the power for the motor-generator 2, the motors 3 and 4 of the high frequency generator 5, and the motors 6 and 7 of the rotary spark gap 8. v

The construction of the various novel apparatus will be apparent from the operation of the transmitting system which is as follows:

A current from the generator 2 or another source of electrical current flows through wire 10 to the receptacle 11 of a transmitter valve 9, which contains a suitable liquid such as mercury. Through the opening 12 of receptacle 11 an electrical circuit is completed, with the mercury of receptacle 13, through the opening 14. of the auxiliary receptacle and the port or portion 16 of slide valve 15., The slide valve is rigidly one receptacle to the other, further through wire 20 to the field of the high frequency alternator 5, and back to the generator 2.

The field 46 and the armature 47 of the alternator 5 are attached upon the shafts 24C and 2'2 of suitable motors 3 and 4 or high speed turbines and rotated oppositely to each other, whereby the relative speed of the alternator is increased, thus pro ducing a current of higher frequency.

The frequency of the current from alternator 5 is further increased through rotary spark gap, such as illustrated and marked with the numeral 8, and in an arrangement of the spark points as illustrated. in Fig. 2.

Such method is known as the Vernier formeasurcments and consists in arranging an unequal number of points upon each rotating disk. As for instance if disk 22 has nine spark points and the other disk 23, eleven points, then the frequency of a current will increase in proportion to the least common multiple of the number of points upon each disk, and as in this figure nine times eleven. This arrangement per mits me to obtain any desired number of oscillations, by varying the number of spark points upon each disk.

The current from the armature of the alternator flows through suitable collector rings 25 and 26 which are attached upon the shaft 27. Brushes 28 and 29 serve to conduct the current from the rings to the terminals of the generator, of which one terminal is connected through wire 32 to a conductor ring 33 and disk 22, further through the spark gap to the disk 23 and ring 34, and further through wire 35 to the coil 36 of a spark gap transformer. The current from the second terminal of the generator 5 flows directly to the coil 37 of the spark gap transformer. As will be seen in the illustration, each terminal of the generator 5 is connected with a coil of the spark gap transformer, or the coils 36 and 37, respectively. These coils serve to complete the circuit through a discharge of the current from one coil to the other, and when the circuit is completed, a magnetic field is produced by said coils causin a blow out of the discharge of current etween both coils. Such discharges and blowing out of the current rapidly repeat themselves, thus the spark gap transformer generates a current of high frequency.

By arranging one coil movable with respect to the other in a suitable manner, then the sparking distance between may be varied as convenient or desired.

For the purpose of destroying currents of higher tension than those utilized for transmitting, an adjustable spark gap 39 is provided to be connected across the oscillation transformer.

The spark gap transformer may be connectedin any suitable manner with a receiving apparatus as for instance to the antenna 40 and the ground 41.

From the above taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that the cooperation of the several parts embodied in my invention will produce an efficient and reliable signaling device.

It is to be understood that I may make slight changes in the construction and in arrangement and combination of the several parts upon the practical application of the invention, provided however, such changes fall within the 'scope of the subjoined claims.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a signaling system the combination with electrical circuits, of a rotary spark gap having a plurality of electrodes on two oppositely arranged rotatable electrode holders, means for rotating the electrode holders in parallel planes, the electrodes being equally spaced upon each holder, the total number of electrodes upon one holder being greater thanthat upon the other holder.

2. In a signaling system the combination with electrical circuits, of a rotary spark gap having a plurality of spark points arranged on two opposed holders, means for rotating the holders in parallel planes, each of said holders having a. different number of spark points arranged thereon, said spark points being equally spaced upon each holder.

3. In a signaling system the combination with electric circuits, of a rotary spark gap having two oppositely arranged rotatable electrode holders, means for rotating the electrode holders in parallel planes, a plurality of electrodes thereon, said electrodes pro'ecting from said electrode holders in a direction arallel to the axis of rotation, the electro es being equally spaced upon each holder, the total number of electrodes upon one holder being greater than that upon the other holder, collector rings for said rotatable electrodes and stationary elements for completing a circuit to said electrodes.

4. In a signaling system the combination with electric circuits, of a transformer havlng two primary coils in one electric circuit, said primary coils being separated by a gap, and means for completing said circuit by an electrical discharge from one coil to the other.

5. A signaling system comprising'a plurality of circuits, a source of electrical current in one circuit with a sound operated fluid valve and the primary of an alternator; another circuit, comprising the secondary of said alternator, a rotary spark gap apparatus and two primary coils of an oscillatlon transformer, said last coils being separated by a gap for the purpose set I forth.

6. In a signaling system the combination with electrical circuits, of, a rotary spark consisting of two motors having elecholders secured on their shafts, spark points arranged upon said holders, the spark points of one holder of a motor cooperating with the spark points of the holder of the second motor, and conducting means for said spark points, the total number of spark points bein different for each holder.

7. In a signaling system the combination with electrical circuits, of a rotary spark gap, consisting of two motors having electrode holders secured on' their shafts, spark points arranged upon said holders, said spark points of one holder of one motor cooperating with the spark points of the holders of the other motor, and conducting means for said spark points, said spark points being equally spaced upon each holder and in a different number arranged upon each holder, whereby certain of said spark points operate in certain alternations with each other, the shafts of said motors being in line with one another.

In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe trode Witnesses DANmL NICK, MARTIN POPPELAUER. 

